title: Intraocular silicone prostheses in a dog and a horse with corneal lacerations.
abstract: Intraocular silicone prostheses were implanted in the eyes of a horse and a dog with traumatic corneal lacerations and protrusion of intraocular contents. Several months after surgery, the horse and dog were tolerating the intraocular prostheses, and the appearance was cosmetically acceptable. This contradicts earlier reports that have cited corneal disease as a contraindication for implantation of intraocular silicone prostheses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville 32610-0126.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Riggs
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Whitley
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003315:Cornea / Q000601:surgery; D065306:Corneal Injuries; D004285:Dogs / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D005137:Eye, Artificial / Q000662:veterinary*; D006736:Horses / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D012828:Silicones
chemical_list: D012828:Silicones